New Manila Resort to Open This Year

The first phase of Kazuo Okada’s multimillion-dollar Manila Bay Resorts (l.) is on schedule to open before the end of 2016, company officials say. It will be the third...

Published June 6, 2016

A New Goa Casino?

The government of the Indian state of Goa has repeatedly stated it will relocate a quartet of casino boats out of the Mandovi River to a new location. Now...

Published June 6, 2016

Macau Sports Betting Company Relicensed

Macau’s only sports betting concessionaire, Macau Slot Co. Ltd., will see its sports betting concession extended through mid-2021. Macau Slot enjoys a monopoly in the jurisdiction on all sports...

Published June 6, 2016

Is Vietnam Killing the Golden Goose?

Vietnam may be limiting the value of its gaming industry with high barriers to entry like onerous taxes and strict limits on locals play. Casinos must be based at...

Published June 6, 2016

Personalized Service Key to Gaming Success in Asia

Asian casinos need to differentiate themselves from their competition in order to attract more customers says Tom Wucherer, chief executive of YWS Design and Architecture. That means giving them...

Published June 6, 2016

Penghu Nears Gaming Referendum

The Taiwanese island of Penghu may hold another referendum on legal gaming. A petition to move the issue forward reportedly has exceeded the minimum threshold of 4,114 signatures. A...

Published May 30, 2016

Singapore Down, Not Out

Six years after opening, Singapore’s two casinos have hit a wall. Marina Bay Sands (l.) and Resorts World Sentosa are feeling the fallout from the Macau crackdowns, a slower...

Published May 30, 2016

BJP: Don’t Move Casino Boats

Goa’s Bharatiya Janata Party, accused of allowing the offshore casino industry to proliferate to the detriment of the people, says moving offshore casinos from the River Mandovi (l.) would...

Published May 30, 2016

Philippines Intros Newest Gaming Jurisdiction

The Philippines has launched its newest gaming jurisdiction, the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority, eight hours from Manila. The 12,500-hectare (30,888-acre) zone will be known as APECO.

Published May 30, 2016

40 Million Macau Visitors by 2025?

In its new forecast for the world’s top gaming jurisdiction, the Macao Government Tourism Office estimates non-gaming revenue could reach MOP112 billion in 2025, and visitors could top 40...

Published May 30, 2016

Locals Casinos a Threat to Korea?

Hero Poker Chairman David Jung (l.) has taken a hard line against a second locals casino in South Korea. He doesn’t simply oppose the idea. He says it has...

Published May 30, 2016

Lotsa Luck: SJM Wants 500 Tables on Cotai

Macau gaming concessionaire SJM Holdings Ltd. is reportedly planning to apply for as many as 500 gaming tables for its Grand Lisboa Palace (l.) on the Cotai Strip. The...

Published May 30, 2016

Amax OK’d for Vanuatu Casino

Casino investor Amax International Holdings Ltd. has won regulatory approval for a casino in the South Pacific Ocean nation of Vanuatu. The Macau firm has its eyes on an...

Published May 30, 2016

South Korea Nixes Tax Hike

A plan by the government of Jeju, South Korea that would have doubled the gaming tax on the holiday island has been shot down by the country’s national government.

Published May 30, 2016

Grand Ho Tram to Build $75M Tower

The Grand Ho Tram Strip in Vietnam has announced it will build a US$75 million expansion of the casino resort complex near Ho Chi Minh City. The company says...

Published May 30, 2016

Another Junket Out at Wynn Macau

Macau VIP gaming promoter Gold Moon Group has suspended operations at Wynn Macau (l.) with the closure of its last room there, effective May 21. Reports indicate the move...

Published May 30, 2016

Ho Buys Singapore Plot

Shun Tak Holdings, a company founded by Stanley Ho, has acquired its first Singapore property. Ho paid S$145 million (US$105 million) for a single home; at more than 25,000...

Published May 30, 2016

S. Korea: No Imminent Lift on Locals Play

Due in part to the gaming monopoly held by Kangwon Land (l.) in South Korea, legislators may not consider lifting a ban on locals gaming throughout the land, according...

Published May 23, 2016

Macau Operators Get Mixed Grades

Macau’s casino concessionaires have been found to be in compliance with capital guidelines set forth by the government in its mid-term review of the gaming industry. Secretary for Economy...

Published May 23, 2016

Tinian Rescinds Dynasty License

By a 5-0 vote, the Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission has cancelled the gaming license held by Hong Kong Entertainment, operator of the troubled Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino....

Published May 23, 2016